hen I started my career in UX Design, it seemed like there were so many things I needed to learn. I knew how to be creative but I didn't know how to translate my creativity into software design. I spent hours learning techniques and tips using online resources. Here's a list of all the resources I've used to stay afloat in a fast-paced agile environment.
Online Learning Resources
1. (Paid) Udemy
2. (Very Important Free Resource) iOS Human Interface Guidelines
3. (Very Important Free Resource) Android User Interface Guidelines
4. (Very Important Free Resource) Material Design System
5. (Free) Smashing Magazine
6. (Free) UXPin
7. (Free) UX Magazine
8. (Free) Nielson Norman Group
9. (Free) UX Booth
10. Free) A List Apart
11. (Free) 52 Weeks of UX
Design Inspiration
12. Dribbble
13. Designspiration
14. siteInspire
15. Behance
16. Awwwards
Templates
17. (Free & Paid) UI8
18. (Free) Sketch App Resources
19. (Paid) Creative Market
20. (Free) 55+ Elements Free UI Kit
21. (Free) PSD Booster Freebies
Patterns
22. (Free) Patterns8
23. (Free) Texture King
24. (Free) Subtle Patterns
25. (Free) Lost and Taken
Icons
26. (Free) Font Awesome
27. (Free) The Noun Project
28. Captain Icon
29. Pixeden
30. Flat Icon
31. Endless Icons
32. Round Icons
33. Perfect Icons
Stock Photos
34. (Free) Unsplash
35. (Free) PicJumbo
36. (Free) Pexels
37. (Free) Turquoise & Palm
Colors
38. Flat UI Colors
39. Material UI
40. (My Favorite) Paletton
41. ( My Favorite) Adobe Kuler
42. Coolors
43. Pictaculous
Typography
44. Visual Hierarchy
45. Google Web Fonts
46. What Font Is?
48. (Free) Font Squirrel
UX Research Tools
50. User Testing
51. UserZoom
Favorite Software Tools
52. InVision App
53. Marvel App
54. Photoshop
55. Illustrator
56. InDesign
57. Canva
58. Zeplin
59. Sketch
60. Optimizely
61. Azure
62. Balsamiq
Best Slack Channels for Designers
63. Design Talks
64. Team Sketch
65. Spec
66. Designer Hangout
67. Dear Designers
68. UI/UX Design
Great Case Studies
69. Service Design Network Case Studies
71. Uber- Case Study
72. Case Studies from Facebook
74. (My Favorite) Kanga Redesign Case Study
Youtube
76. UI/UX Design Channel- Mike Locke
77. UX Mastery
78. Laith Wallace
Podcast
80. Design Details
81. Why Service Design Thinking
82. UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
83. The UX Blog: User Experience Design, Research, and Strategy
Books
85. (My favorite) Hooked: How to build habit-forming products by Nir Eyal
86. Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience by Eric Ries
87. Designing with the Mind in Mind by Jeff Johnson
88. The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garret
89. (My favorite) Don't make me think: A Common Sense Approach to Web and Mobile Usability by Steve Krug
90. 100 things every designer needs to know about people by Susan M. Weinschenk, Ph.D
91. (My favorite) Designing for Behavior Change by Stephen Wendel
92. Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge
93. Sketching User Experiences by Bill Buxton
94. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
95. (My Wishlist) The UX Book by Rex and Parha Pyla
96. (My Wishlist) Smashing UX Design by Jesmond Allen
97. (My Wishlist) The User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley
98. (My Wishlist) Agile Experience Design by Lindsay Ratcliffe and Marc McNeill
99. (My Wishlist) A Project Guide to UX Design by Russ Unger and Carolyn Chandler
I’m a former school teacher turned designer who believes the best way to grow your career is to heal the beginner's spirit within. Reprogramming the limiting beliefs and patterns that are keeping you stuck can make or break your career. I've stepped into my unapologetic success by leaning in to my unique learning style, my time table, and my future self. Now, I'm teaching you to do the same.